Political policing in Museveni’s Uganda: what it means for the 2026 elections
Police officers at the entrance to National Unity Platform headquarters in Kampala in 2021. Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty ImagesUganda’s police have long...
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How Uganda’s police became Museveni’s political weapon ahead of the 2026 elections
Research shows Uganda’s police operate as a pillar of the ruling NRM, shaping campaigns, suppressing opposition and mobilising youth ahead of the 2026 elections, r...
Tororo in Shock as Police Probe Brutal Murder of 17-Year-Old Female Student
TOROROTororo District has been thrown into mourning and shock following the gruesome murder of a 17-year-old student, identified as Achieng Precious Lucy, a resident of P...
Museveni Denies Causing Traffic Jam Along Kampala–Masaka Road
Mpigi — State House has dismissed claims that the severe traffic congestion experienced along the Kampala–Masaka Road earlier this week was caused by road c...
Kadaga Pins Museveni’s Busoga Comeback on Sugarcane Prices, FPU Exit
Kadaga, who is heading Museveni’s vote-mobilisation team in Busoga, says one of the biggest challenges that affected the ruling party in 2021 was the sharp decline...
Museveni resumes 2026 campaign today with rallies in Butambala, Mpigi
Butambala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni resumes his nationwide presidential campaign today, Monday, December 29, 2025, with scheduled rallies across the Great...
For whose children is NRM “protecting the gains�
Sometime back, on a flight to Tanzania, I found myself on neighbouring seats with a son of a senior politician in the National Resistance Movement.He spoke English with a...
Where presidential candidates will spend Christmas season
Uganda’s eight presidential candidates will mark Christmas Day at different locations across the country as the 2026 election campaigns intensify, with some conten...
The post-Museveni question
Transition or succession? Focus is on Kyagulanyi, Muhoozi and MuseveniFor a country that has never seen peaceful transfer of power, the future is arriving faster than its...
Train–Vehicle Crash on Jinja Road Claims Life of U.S. National
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Luke OwoyesigyireA fatal road traffic crash involving a passenger train and a motor vehicle has occurred at Wankoko Railway Cros...